The complete mitochondrial genome of Liparis ochotensis and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis

Han-Kyeol Sim; Ju-Hyung Jeon; Jeong-Nam Yu; Hyung-Joo Jin; Yong-Ki Hong; Deuk-Hee Jin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1711217

The complete mitochondrial genome of Liparis ochotensis and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 16;5(1):631-632. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1711217.

Authors

Han-Kyeol Sim¹, Ju-Hyung Jeon¹, Jeong-Nam Yu², Hyung-Joo Jin¹, Yong-Ki Hong³, Deuk-Hee Jin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Marine Molecular Bioscience, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Korea.
² Biodiversity Conservation and Change Division, Freshwater Biodiversity Research Bureau, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resource (NNIBR), Sangju-Si, Korea.
³ Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Namgu, Korea.

Abstract

Liparis ochotensis is a snailfish commonly confused with similar fish species because of unclear morphological characteristics. Moreover, molecular genetic studies have not been conducted for snailfish in Korea. Here, we report the complete mitogenome sequence of L. ochotensis, obtained via long PCR using universal primers for the fish mitogenome. The L. ochotensis mitogenome is 17,522 bp long, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and one control region. A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree based on CO1 sequences depicted a close relationship with Liparis gibbus. The complete mitogenome is a valuable resource to classify and conserve L. ochotensis.

Keywords: Liparis ochotensis; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.